Additionally, McConnell's wife departed for a series of diplomatic and philanthropic events in China just three days after his hospitalization and is still abroad.
Previously the favorite in the crowded race after earning Trump's endorsement, his campaign has been suspended following revelations that he exchanged text messages with a former Miss Oklahoma.
Janeese Lewis George, a DC Council member, had received just over half of the 65% of votes that had been counted by Wednesday morning.
"It is your heritage, without a doubt," he said, "but it is also the heritage of the United States. Without Israel, without the Jewish foundation, there would not be America."
Right-wing Fox News host said Trump should publicize all the details of the recent deal between the US and Iran and claimed he's "controlling the narrative."
"This agreement is going to make Israel safer, going to make the entire region safer. We feel quite confident that the Israelis are going to be brought in," Vance said in a CBS interview.
"Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets," Newsom said in a video statement posted to X. "He’s coming after me because I am considering running for President."
McConnell's spokesman, David Popp, did not elaborate on why the Republican lawmaker from Kentucky was hospitalized or provide an update on his condition.
This marked the largest number of physicians any president has been examined by in a single checkup, raising concerns among some medical analysts and commentators about the president's health.
US President Donald Trump was impeached twice by the US House of Representatives during his first term, the first for alleged abuse of power and the second over the January 6 US Capitol riots.
Reses, who’s been in his role since Vance and President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, is perhaps the closest Jewish official in Vance’s orbit.
